Meh.
I get that the right-wing of the Supreme Court would want to make it easier for
right-wing crazies to torment women but I can’t believe the left-wing voted for this as well:
The Supreme Court unanimously struck down Massachusetts’ abortion buffer zone law on Thursday, ruling in favor of anti-choice protesters who argued that being required to stay 35 feet away from clinic entrances is a violation of their freedom of speech. The decision rolls back a proactive policy intended to safeguard women’s access to reproductive health care in the face of persistent harassment and intimidation from abortion opponents.
Not
only does this allow pro-”life” bullies to harass and scream at women trying to
enter the clinic, it also makes it easier for a shooter to slip in and do his
“godly” work.
They’ll “accidentally” stand in front of these women and
block their progress.
They’ll “accidentally” bump into clinic workers. Because
if there’s one thing America should stand for, it’s physically intimidating
women trying to exercise their constitutional right to end a pregnancy and
people going to work.
This
is another one of those “We’re going to ignore the real world consequences”
decisions. It’s not like we weren’t sure if the buffer zones worked to reduce
trouble:
According to the National Abortion Federation (NAF), which closely tracks threats and violence against abortion providers across the country, buffer zones have had a measurable impact in the areas where they’re in place. A recent survey conducted among NAF’s member organizations found that 51 percent of facilities in areas with buffer zones reported a decrease in criminal facility after the policy was enacted, and 75 percent of them said it helped improve patients’ and staff members’ ability to access the clinic.
This
isn’t exactly rocket science. The closer and more packed a mob gets, the more
likely it is to become ugly and/or violent. Especially now with the political
atmosphere being as dark as it is.
It’s so drenched in violent religious
rhetoric by the right-wing media, it’s just a matter of time until we see a
sharp uptick in violent and deranged “isolated incidents” around abortion
clinics.
You
know, for “Jesus.”
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